American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 433.e1-433.e8 , May 2010

Patients with an asymptomatic short cervix (≤15 mm) have a high rate of subclinical intraamniotic inflammation: implications for patient counseling

Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Chicago, IL, Feb. 1-6, 2010.

  • Edi Vaisbuch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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  • Sonia S. Hassan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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  • Shali Mazaki-Tovi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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  • Chia-Ling Nhan-Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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  • Juan Pedro Kusanovic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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  • Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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  • Zhong Dong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Lami Yeo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Pooja Mittal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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  • Bo Hyun Yoon, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and the Laboratory of Fetal Medicine Research, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Roberto Romero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI
    • Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Roberto Romero, MD, Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Wayne State University/Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, Box 4, Detroit, MI 48201

Received 8 September 2009 ,Revised 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 2 February 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Vaisbuch E, Hassan SS, Mazaki-Tovi S, et al. Patients with an asymptomatic short cervix (≤15 mm) have a high rate of subclinical intraamniotic inflammation: implications for patient counseling. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:433.e1-8.

 This study was supported in part by the Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00212-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.007

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 433.e1-433.e8 , May 2010

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